The Fellowship's resources for college and seminary students

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has a commitment to invest in young Baptists and Baptists preparing for vocational Christian ministry. 
 

College students

College students have opportunities to engage in summer internships in a CBF partnering church or a mission experience around the world through Student.Go. College students can also connect to CBF ministries at their school or at a nearby CBF partner churches.  CBF-related college ministries are at the following schools: Clemson University, Furman University, Winthrop University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Mercer University, University of Georgia and Stetson University.

Don't see your school listed? Use the Find a Church feature to locate a CBF partner church near your school, connect with the state/regional CBF in your area, visit the CBF Collegiate Ministry Facebook Group, or e-mail us for other ways you can connect with CBF while in college.
  
 

Seminary students

Our commitment is to Baptist theological education that affords intellectual and spiritual freedom to both students and professors in an atmosphere of reverence for biblical authority and respect for open inquiry and responsible scholarship.

The Fellowship actively assists Baptist students in their quest for quality theological education that prepares persons called by God for vocational ministry. Through a network of CBF partner schools, CBF supports seminary students through various resources.

Scholarships are available in two forms: block grants given to Baptists students in schools supported by CBF and CBF Leadership Scholarships for students specifically supportive of the Baptist principles that CBF advocates. CBF Leadership Scholars attend partnering theological education programs across the United States.  Leadership Scholars receive an academic scholarship to pursue their theological training and a stipend to assist in attending CBF's General Assembly each summer.  For more information, please contact the financial aid offices of the CBF partner schools in which you are interested or contact CBF's Mary McCoy. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of financial need, commitment to serve in Baptist life in keeping with the mission and ministry of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and potential success in theological education and ministry.

Current Leadership Scholars can also stay connected through the online CBF Leadership Scholars Group on Facebook.


More ways to engage with CBF include:

• Get involved with Current, CBF's young Baptist network. There are opportunities for leadership, an annual retreat and an annual nationwide service project.
• Connect with the Initiative for Ministerial Excellence. Of particular interest to seminary students is the two-year ministry residency program and the peer learning group opportunities.
• Find a job through CBF's Reference and Referral program, which helps connect you with churches seeking ministers.
• Explore a career in chaplaincy and pastoral counseling. CBF offers endorsement of chaplains and pastoral counselors to ministry settings including hospitals, prisons, military service and more.
• Stay informed about CBF ministries. Subscribe to regular CBF publication including the free Fellowship! magazine and the ChurchWorks e-newsletter, which is full of ministry ideas and education opportunities.
• Find a CBF partnering church to attend, and consider getting involved with your local state/regional CBF organization. 
• Engage in a summer or semester experience with a CBF ministry through the Fellowship's Student.Go service program. There are also other categories of CBF missions service.